Rotterdam Talks About Sex, Baby

“Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby.” That was the invitation issued by the 55th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) for a Saturday panel featuring filmmakers from across this year’s lineup.

Whether stylized and comedic body horror flicks or hardcore avantgarde depictions of physicality, the group of creators and curators discussed the challenges and opportunities of bringing sex to the big screen.

The panelists were Whammy Alcazaren, director of Noodles, Our Love Was Instant and Forever, featured in this year’s CineMart market, Gavin Baird, director of Klee, part of the IFFR Short & Mid-Length program, Axelle Vinassac, director of Soudain l’été, which screens in the same section, and Luisa F. Gonzalez, a film researcher, curator and filmmaker working for the Porn Film Festival Amsterdam.

The panel was moderated by IFFR programmer Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss who highlighted: “As a programmer, this year, something strange happened. We all noticed…